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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
all
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
away
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From this reading Wetmore was looking away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
bulk
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
buoyancy
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
busy
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
case
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From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
Charmian
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
child
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From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
chose
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From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
clear
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From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
Cornelia
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From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
dreams
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From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
floated
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
getting
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
how
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From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
insensible
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From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
lightly
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
like
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From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
looking
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From this reading Wetmore was looking away.
Ludlow
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
meaning
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
occupied
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
off
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
out
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
past
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
people
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
property
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
realize
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From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
said
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
see
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
settled
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
sometimes
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
supposed
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
talking
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From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
Then
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From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
town
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
transition
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From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
treating
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From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
tried
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From this reading He did not make out a very clear case, she chose to think, and she was not sure but he was treating her still as a child, and she tried to think how she could make him realize that she was not.
very
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wetmore was looking away.
week
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From this reading He said he had been meaning to come and see her all the week past, but he had been out of town, and very busy, and he supposed she was occupied with looking about and getting settled.
Wetmore
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From this reading Wetmore was looking away.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then, with what was like the insensible transition of dreams to her, he was talking with Cornelia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He floated lightly off, with the buoyancy which is sometimes the property of people of his bulk, and Ludlow remained talking with Charmian.
